Bangladesh
Tangail Miscreants torch standing train in Tangail
Dhaka, Nov 16: Miscreants set fire to a commuter train standing at Gharinda railway station in Tangail. Three coaches of the train were burnt.
This incident happened on Thursday (November 16) around 3 am. The Panchagarh Express train was next to the commuter train that caught fire. The passengers on the Panchagarh Express got down from the train in fear.
According to station sources, although there are CCTV cameras at Gharinda railway station, the compartments of the train where the fire caught fire were outside the coverage of the CCTV cameras.
Gharinda station master Tariqul Islam said that it is not known who set fire to the train at night. Two compartments of the commuter train were completely burnt. Apart from this, another compartment was partially burnt. Later, fire service personnel reached the spot and brought the fire under control. However, there was no damage to the Panchagarh Express train that was nearby.
